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and it's too bad. >> and if social science does show anything, it is the correlation between intact, two-participant families -- two-parent families and achievement. >> absolutely. and, you know, that was also politically incorrect to say for a long time. i mean, that's the reason when daniel patrick moynihan pointed out this problem in the 19 of of1960s, he got such criticism that he stopped. brave a man as he was, he had nothing to do with this issue for the rest of his career. but now i think it's becoming increasingly recognized on both sides of the aisle that as roger says, you know, you name the social pathology whether it's dropping out of school, getting into trouble with the law, you know, whatever, and there's a strong correlation between it and growing up in a home without a father. particularly for boys. >> with this gentleman right here. we're going to have to draw this to a close in just a couple minutes. this'll be our next to last question, i'm sorry. >> my name is john rosenberg, i'm a -- [inaudible] historian. i've opinion writing a blog on discrimination for longer
and it's too bad. >> and if social science does show anything, it is the correlation between intact, two-participant families -- two-parent families and achievement. >> absolutely. and, you know, that was also politically incorrect to say for a long time. i mean, that's the reason when daniel patrick moynihan pointed out this problem in the 19 of of1960s, he got such criticism that he stopped. brave a man as he was, he had nothing to do with this issue for the rest of his career....
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and physical sciences research program. that program coordinated both the hrp and the piece that i'll talk about when we get to the space operations director account. sorry. next slide. here we are. space ops. this is the space shuttle program that has thousands and thousands of pieces of equipment that need to be transitioned and retired, and we hope this is the last year we'll be asking for funds to do this. this is a multiyear program, and the biggest of those pieces of equipment are, of course, the orbiters themself, and the discovery is going to the smithsonian by political of this year moving the enterprise moves from there to the intrepid museum in new york, and the others transferred to the visitors center next year in 2013. next side. this is the main account to fund the international space station, funds the maintain operation, extension, and lifetime utilization of the isf research capabilities including oversight talked about in the video. there's also a slight increase in this account. it's primarily to fund cr
and physical sciences research program. that program coordinated both the hrp and the piece that i'll talk about when we get to the space operations director account. sorry. next slide. here we are. space ops. this is the space shuttle program that has thousands and thousands of pieces of equipment that need to be transitioned and retired, and we hope this is the last year we'll be asking for funds to do this. this is a multiyear program, and the biggest of those pieces of equipment are, of...
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impoverished family came to delaware and established a chemical company and now they have quite a successful science company in our state for over 200 years. we have cars. we built a lot of cars over the years, g.m. and chrysler products. over half of the new york stock exchange, half the fortune 500, being credit card business in our state. the coast of our state is the site of the nation's summer capital, rehoboth beach and a bunch of other places. the letter "c" has been pretty big. people say why do they call you the first state? we're the first colony that threw off the yoke of the british tyranny and at the same time said pennsylvania take a hike, we want to be a state on our own. 225 years from tomorrow to be exact, the first state to ratify the constitution. but we have the best beaches in the country. last year i think there were four or five-star beaches in america, two in delaware. rehoboth and dewey. the best air force base in the world. we have, i think, the finest judiciary, finest judicial system in the state. we have the best financial controls and financial controls and cash managem
impoverished family came to delaware and established a chemical company and now they have quite a successful science company in our state for over 200 years. we have cars. we built a lot of cars over the years, g.m. and chrysler products. over half of the new york stock exchange, half the fortune 500, being credit card business in our state. the coast of our state is the site of the nation's summer capital, rehoboth beach and a bunch of other places. the letter "c" has been pretty...
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i wish there were more focus on deeply committed science and belief in science that would not ignore the scientific fact. they are pretty brave about saying the age of the earth but they don't want to say when life begins. life begins at conception. [inaudible] >> first of all i think it caused a ruckus in that group, like not a single person in the supermarket asked me about it the day before. look, i love -- >> there is a world of bloggers to? >> and be in washington by the way. so let me just say this to you. i'm fine with it. i think it's good. if i say something that triggers conversation and allows me the opportunity to talk further about things i believe, i'm happy with that. >> you regret your answer to g2? >> i don't regret that i wish i would have given a better answer, a more specific answer. we went from talking about hip-hop and then he pivoted to earth. i'm not a robot. it got me off guard. that's what i was try to make. i thought i made it stick you were a little irritated. >> i wasn't actually. i thought i was making the point. if i 30 minutes to sit and type of it wo
i wish there were more focus on deeply committed science and belief in science that would not ignore the scientific fact. they are pretty brave about saying the age of the earth but they don't want to say when life begins. life begins at conception. [inaudible] >> first of all i think it caused a ruckus in that group, like not a single person in the supermarket asked me about it the day before. look, i love -- >> there is a world of bloggers to? >> and be in washington by the...
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the arbitrary denial of coverage based on anything other than good science and rational medical therapy was the driving force behind the need for health care reforms that ensure that if you paid your premiums, you would be covered. freeing families from having to choose between putting food on the table, paying their mortgage or using their savings to pay for medical treatment because an insurer, based on their rules, refused to cover them. with this amendment, we are turning back our clock and allowing the arbitrary denial of coverage based on someone else's sense of morality. that, mr. president, is not what america is about. it is not what freedom of religion is about. in a system predicated on employer-based health insurance coverage in which workers often forgo other benefits such as wage increases in exchange for coverage, it is vitally important to ensure families can count on their coverage to provide the treatments and benefits they need, and we can continue doing so, as we have for many years while respecting people's personal moral beliefs. supporters of this amendment claim
the arbitrary denial of coverage based on anything other than good science and rational medical therapy was the driving force behind the need for health care reforms that ensure that if you paid your premiums, you would be covered. freeing families from having to choose between putting food on the table, paying their mortgage or using their savings to pay for medical treatment because an insurer, based on their rules, refused to cover them. with this amendment, we are turning back our clock and...
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as social science by the way i'm not so sure about see the data and we are going to try to collect some data on that, so we should each have a discussion about that. we should have that hypothesis. the election is over so we will not see it with the explanation other there is something more fundamental. islamic please identify yourself. either go to the standing microphone and a knack for the traveling microphone coming around. it would be sustained. >> right here. >> thanks, great to see you again we have another one of our meetings with the executive branch of the congressional staffers last week as you participated last may and two things emerged out of that. the efforts to educate the hill and need to be a ramp up very significantly and very quickly. that was kind across-the-board from the mittal stuff. a lot more has to be done by the administration. a lot more. one point in supportive de hanft tiahrt applies to the u.s. brought relationship that if the united states cannot do something that is so obviously in the u.s. national interest, you know, then how can mr. putin actually tr
as social science by the way i'm not so sure about see the data and we are going to try to collect some data on that, so we should each have a discussion about that. we should have that hypothesis. the election is over so we will not see it with the explanation other there is something more fundamental. islamic please identify yourself. either go to the standing microphone and a knack for the traveling microphone coming around. it would be sustained. >> right here. >> thanks, great...
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i read a lot about new science on new drugs as a physician. i want to tell you, the things that are coming into this country are going to be phenomenal in terms of new treatments and new drugs and new capabilities. we need in terms of our competitiveness worldwide but also in terms of how we address these diseases to have the most efficient regulatory agency we can. so all i'm asking is that we treat all of f.d.a. the same in terms of taking a look, how well are they doing, what could they do better, how could they do it better? that report comes to us and the f.d.a. we haven't been through every area of the f.d.a. as members of the senate, and to have an independent assessment of the drug side as well as the device side will pay huge benefits to the f.d.a., but mostly it will pay huge benefits to the people of this country in terms of timeliness of drug presentation. so with that, i won't speak any more to that. it's a commonsense good government amendment. part of it is already in the bill. part of it is not in the bill. it's something that
i read a lot about new science on new drugs as a physician. i want to tell you, the things that are coming into this country are going to be phenomenal in terms of new treatments and new drugs and new capabilities. we need in terms of our competitiveness worldwide but also in terms of how we address these diseases to have the most efficient regulatory agency we can. so all i'm asking is that we treat all of f.d.a. the same in terms of taking a look, how well are they doing, what could they do...
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we don't need to sacrifice science or balanced protection of those other resources and economic interests in order to have robust dough musk production. the long-term solution to the challenge of high oil prices is to continue to reduce our dependence on oil, period. this is a strategic vision that president george w. bush who had previously worked in the oil industry, clearly articulated in his state of the union speech in 2006. we subsequently proved in congress in 2007, the year after that state of the union speech, that we have the ability to make significant changes in our energy consumption and that it is possible to mobilize a bipartisan consensus to do that. a bipartisan path that the senate embraced in 2007 is still the right approach today. as part of whatever approach we take to energy and transportation in the weeks and months ahead, we need to be honest with our constituents about what works, and we need to keep moving in the direction that we began moving in with that 2007 bill. we need to allow the facts and not the myths to be our best guide. madam president, i yield the f
we don't need to sacrifice science or balanced protection of those other resources and economic interests in order to have robust dough musk production. the long-term solution to the challenge of high oil prices is to continue to reduce our dependence on oil, period. this is a strategic vision that president george w. bush who had previously worked in the oil industry, clearly articulated in his state of the union speech in 2006. we subsequently proved in congress in 2007, the year after that...
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hung up in the science but nobody ever talks about the heart. i had an uncomfortable feeling about this christ, so i aspirated it. it was -- about this cyst so i aspirated. it was carcinoma of the breast. had i followed protocol, by ipab, and the best practices, i would have never apraise pra*euted. -- aspirated. this patient is now dead. because i didn't follow what the standard protocol was but followed my history and my knowledge of the patient and my feeling, i diagnosed her early. she got to see her kids get married. she got to see her grandchild. it never would have happened. what's common with ipab and the preventive services task force is people making decisions that aren't in the room with the doctor and the patient. and that's the biggest danger of the affordable care act, is we're going to take the ability of patients and doctors to make choices and give that choice to a government bureaucrat. mr. johanns: thank you, mr. president. we yield the floor. i note the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll.
hung up in the science but nobody ever talks about the heart. i had an uncomfortable feeling about this christ, so i aspirated it. it was -- about this cyst so i aspirated. it was carcinoma of the breast. had i followed protocol, by ipab, and the best practices, i would have never apraise pra*euted. -- aspirated. this patient is now dead. because i didn't follow what the standard protocol was but followed my history and my knowledge of the patient and my feeling, i diagnosed her early. she got...
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the science is not settled. that it's possible that that could happen because of shifts in ocean courage. is a the gulf stream warms the coast of north america, comes across and warns ireland and that every of your. is a lot warmer than it would be otherwise. so if you shift the ocean currents you could get a lot colder in that part of the world. that's not global. that's a part of the world. so that's another -- the site says it's not settled as far as whether that would happen or not. spent okay. i guess we have a question up in the balcony. just speak loud and in that direction. >> one of the big blogs that we have doing something about climate change in this country is all the climate deniers that are out there, and even many people who aren't active climate deniers don't actually believe co2 causes climate change, or that there is no climate change going on. and i think one of the most effective ways to get around that is by pointing out what larry pointed out earlier, and that's the ocean acidification pro
the science is not settled. that it's possible that that could happen because of shifts in ocean courage. is a the gulf stream warms the coast of north america, comes across and warns ireland and that every of your. is a lot warmer than it would be otherwise. so if you shift the ocean currents you could get a lot colder in that part of the world. that's not global. that's a part of the world. so that's another -- the site says it's not settled as far as whether that would happen or not. spent...
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if you are going to be 17in math and science you will eventually lose the innovation raise. you are not going to be able to educate people to the jobs that are available, those jobs will go elsewhere. our global growth and competitiveness and that in some ways is the most obvious link. we are not preparing people for the work place, the workplace of the twenty-first century, we are not going to longer be the world's most competitive and innovative economy. more surprising for me was brought to us by the former chief, former secretary of the army who talked about the problems of the education system and the relationships of the armed forces, the inability of fully 70% of americans actually qualify for service in the armed forces ought to be a red flag for anyone. there are other reasons for-obesity, a fair amount of it is people can't pass the basic skills tests. just imagine that. a country developed country, the most powerful country in the world, to get into the military. the analog for that is secretary of state, realizing how few people start to learn foreign languagess
if you are going to be 17in math and science you will eventually lose the innovation raise. you are not going to be able to educate people to the jobs that are available, those jobs will go elsewhere. our global growth and competitiveness and that in some ways is the most obvious link. we are not preparing people for the work place, the workplace of the twenty-first century, we are not going to longer be the world's most competitive and innovative economy. more surprising for me was brought to...
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he is on the road currently headed to, currently this afternoon at the college of nanoscale, science and engineering at the state university of albany in new york. expected to make remarks there this afternoon at 1:5. we will have those live for you here on c-span2. [background noises] [background sound. >> it [background sounds] [background sounds] [background sounds] >> some of the themes of the president's departure from the south lawn of the white house this morning. again he will be speaking at the university of new york in albany. we'll have those comments live at 1:25 eastern. until then a look at the upcoming nato summit in chicago later this month. u.s. ambassador to nato ivo dalder previewed issues in the summit. yesterday in washington he talked about the plans by newly elected french president to with craw -- withdraw his country as troop and talked about u.s. relations with russia where vladmir putin is officially back for a third term. this is from the council on foreign relations here in washington. >> welcome, everybody. to tonight's council on foreign relations meeti
he is on the road currently headed to, currently this afternoon at the college of nanoscale, science and engineering at the state university of albany in new york. expected to make remarks there this afternoon at 1:5. we will have those live for you here on c-span2. [background noises] [background sound. >> it [background sounds] [background sounds] [background sounds] >> some of the themes of the president's departure from the south lawn of the white house this morning. again he...
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as the chairman on the commerce, justice, science appropriations committee, we have worked closely on issues that relate to our fisheries and enformats, to -- enforcements, the coastal issues. she's always reminding me we have to take care of our fishermen out there, make sure that our families that rely on our waters are appropriately cared for. we've worked together on women's health issues. we were just recently at the sister-to-sister event, and i do feel a kinship, a relationship with this polish sister here as we talk about those issues that are so important to -- to women's health. we've shared the same concerns about how we do more for our first responders, for our service members, for our veterans. just this past week as senator mikulski -- i almost did it myself, almost called her murkowski -- as she was chairing a committee, and i brought up the issue as it related to late senator ted stevens and the department of justice investigation that failed so advise rabbably and -- miserably and we are now pursuing through different avenues to make sure that nobody should have to go
as the chairman on the commerce, justice, science appropriations committee, we have worked closely on issues that relate to our fisheries and enformats, to -- enforcements, the coastal issues. she's always reminding me we have to take care of our fishermen out there, make sure that our families that rely on our waters are appropriately cared for. we've worked together on women's health issues. we were just recently at the sister-to-sister event, and i do feel a kinship, a relationship with this...
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at a global 21st century economy, the sciences are exactly the types of fields we need students to excel in so we can compete with china and other foreign countries. we should be helping these young people succeed, not throwing up barriers that get in the way. i'm also hearing from parents. a mom with three children emailed recently her older child will be starting college in two years. she is already worried about the debt that her children will incur. and certainly is requesting that we not double the interest rate on this debt. our students deserve a fighting chance when they graduate. we shouldn't put them thousands of dollars behind before they even reach the starting line. i will do my part to ensure students in north carolina have the chance to thrive after graduating, and i urge my colleagues to join me in supporting this legislation that will prevent student loan -- student interest rate loans from doubling. thank you, mr. president. i notice the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: quorum call: quorum call: quorum call: a senato
at a global 21st century economy, the sciences are exactly the types of fields we need students to excel in so we can compete with china and other foreign countries. we should be helping these young people succeed, not throwing up barriers that get in the way. i'm also hearing from parents. a mom with three children emailed recently her older child will be starting college in two years. she is already worried about the debt that her children will incur. and certainly is requesting that we not...
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it's not rocket science. every major national science academy in the world has reported that global warming is real. it is nothing less than shocking when people in a position of authority can just stand up and say, without documentation, without accepted scientific research, without peer-reviewed analysis; just stand up and say, oh, there isn't enough evidence. and they say it because it suits their political purposes to serve some interest that doesn't want to change the status quo. facts that beg for an unprecedented public response are met with unsubstantiated, even totally contradicted denial. and those who deny have never ever met their de minimis responsibility to provide some scientific answer to what, if not human behavior, is causing the increase in greenhouse gas particulates and how, if not by curbing greenhouse gases, we will address this crisis. in fact, when one measures the effect of taking action versus not taking action, the naysayers' case is even more con founding. just think about it. if
it's not rocket science. every major national science academy in the world has reported that global warming is real. it is nothing less than shocking when people in a position of authority can just stand up and say, without documentation, without accepted scientific research, without peer-reviewed analysis; just stand up and say, oh, there isn't enough evidence. and they say it because it suits their political purposes to serve some interest that doesn't want to change the status quo. facts...
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the science was all put together by the united nations. it started way back in 1992. they developed a thing called the ipcc. the ipcc is the intergovernmental panel on climate change. it was designed in order to, i believe, cook the science to make people believe that you're going to have to do something and that co2 and anthropogenic gases were causing catastrophic global warming. we know what's happening since that time. we note what happened about climategate, the fact that they showed they did cook the science. and consequently, we introduced this legislation. this legislation merely does one thing. the legislation will take away the jurisdiction, from the jurisdiction of the e.p.a. to regulate greenhouse gases. my concern is this, yes, we were able to stop all of these bills from passing that would have been posed, a tax increase on the american people. to give you an idea of how much $300 billion to $400 billion would mean, in my state of oklahoma i keep track of the number of families that file tax returns. then i do the math. if you do the math with what it wo
the science was all put together by the united nations. it started way back in 1992. they developed a thing called the ipcc. the ipcc is the intergovernmental panel on climate change. it was designed in order to, i believe, cook the science to make people believe that you're going to have to do something and that co2 and anthropogenic gases were causing catastrophic global warming. we know what's happening since that time. we note what happened about climategate, the fact that they showed they...
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i have a proposal to make real collaboration happen between private sector in the area of life sciences and like the university of notre dame, purdue, and indiana university. it is friendly with a have been doing at stanford and i think that people here at the university of notre dame would like to do that by creating and applying research enterprise and investment. >> moderator: thank you very much. mr. john gregg? gregg: we need to focus on creating jobs and not social issues. we need to grow the middle class. you have to show up everyday. you can have that 86% of remote if you're going to be governor -- you have to work everyday. >> moderator: thank you, mr. john gregg, mr. rupert boneham? boneham: i want to say that the budget cuts were not because of shortcomings on our dollars, they were because we had misplaced dollars and then seemed to find them again. we would not have to be cutting budgets and have the money so the bank. >> moderator: our next question will be about the indiana star and according to the star, they have no money left to pay for the assessment from blooming and
i have a proposal to make real collaboration happen between private sector in the area of life sciences and like the university of notre dame, purdue, and indiana university. it is friendly with a have been doing at stanford and i think that people here at the university of notre dame would like to do that by creating and applying research enterprise and investment. >> moderator: thank you very much. mr. john gregg? gregg: we need to focus on creating jobs and not social issues. we need...
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in term of quality, the science and engineering fields in the u.s. and university level research level are the highest still predominant in the world. other countries countries are catching up as others said because the u.s. was the only man left standing or only person left standing at the end of world war ii and had a free field for two or three decades. as far as k-12 things are concerned. you have a huge disparity in the inequal equality. where i think we're sitting today you probably find outstanding quality, science and math education and k-12 and terrible quality. and that's a microcause m as the u.s. as a whole which has huge inequality. so it's average performance on all of the indicators is medium among developed countries or some would say mediocre if they want to be critical. the top tier does extremely well, the top cortile of graduates from k-12 u.s. schools does well by international standards. the bottom does terribly. the median is somewhere in the middle. if you're worried about the science and engineering work force questions, almo
in term of quality, the science and engineering fields in the u.s. and university level research level are the highest still predominant in the world. other countries countries are catching up as others said because the u.s. was the only man left standing or only person left standing at the end of world war ii and had a free field for two or three decades. as far as k-12 things are concerned. you have a huge disparity in the inequal equality. where i think we're sitting today you probably find...
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but it has mostly become a social science instead of a hard science. you have a lot who cannot catch it in a laboratory. they're still regulating and shrinking our desert portions because that is all they know how to do. i used to represent the center for consumer freedom. in nonprofit industry group. they tell me now there is a professor in san francisco claiming that sugar, a spoonful makes the medicine go down, so dangerous and toxic the government should regulate it like alcohol. on cnn dr. sanjay gupta nods in approval like he received wisdom from the man on the mountain. we see people airbrushing cigarettes out of old movies. i can't wait for the next remake of willy wonka when we are eating broccoli. >> watch the event at 2:00 eastern on c-span3. we will follow that at 3:00 with phone calls, comments and tweets. we have posted a question asking you what is the role of the government in regulating what people sheet and drink. leave your thought that facebook.com/c-span. that is today at 3:00 following the event on c-span3. now a panel discussion
but it has mostly become a social science instead of a hard science. you have a lot who cannot catch it in a laboratory. they're still regulating and shrinking our desert portions because that is all they know how to do. i used to represent the center for consumer freedom. in nonprofit industry group. they tell me now there is a professor in san francisco claiming that sugar, a spoonful makes the medicine go down, so dangerous and toxic the government should regulate it like alcohol. on cnn dr....
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i was fortunate to have initiated and overseen a series of social science experiments under the lead of secretaries from bill brock to robert reischauer. evaluations of these labor department evaluations concluded that three methods are cost-effective. these approaches are job search assistance, self employment assistance, and reemployment bonuses. in addition, work sharing evaluations have shown that program to be effective in the u.s. and over a dozen other industrial nations. recommend that these be used nationally to help unemployed workers return to work during high unemployment. these real employment approaches can be implemented and expanded at little cost to the federal government. let me explain. job search assistance consists of assessment, counseling, job development, and providing labor marketing and job search workshops. together they speed the return to work, reducing unemployment insurance payments and increasing tax payments. there were supported by the recovery act, but these funds have now expired. federal funding is needed to provide substantial amounts of job sear
i was fortunate to have initiated and overseen a series of social science experiments under the lead of secretaries from bill brock to robert reischauer. evaluations of these labor department evaluations concluded that three methods are cost-effective. these approaches are job search assistance, self employment assistance, and reemployment bonuses. in addition, work sharing evaluations have shown that program to be effective in the u.s. and over a dozen other industrial nations. recommend that...
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the point about the committee on science and technology is one example. there's a long list of players who see the internet as a very fundamental part of the environment now and they would like very much to have some influence over it. i worry about even such activities as the internet governance form which out of the world summit on the society. the reason it has been successful, at least until now started as a multistakeholder activity. as responsibility for the subject matter, under discussion, in the itf shifted from one body to another. the question about who controls the agenda now beings the -- becomes the big issue. the process of involvement in the united nations has one unfortunate property that it political sizes everything. all the consideration that are made whether in the i.t.u. orb are elsewhere are taken and colored by national interest. as long standing participate in the intesht architecture board and the task force where we check our guns at door and we have technical discussions about how tboas improve the operation of the internet to
the point about the committee on science and technology is one example. there's a long list of players who see the internet as a very fundamental part of the environment now and they would like very much to have some influence over it. i worry about even such activities as the internet governance form which out of the world summit on the society. the reason it has been successful, at least until now started as a multistakeholder activity. as responsibility for the subject matter, under...
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this is old, established science. and it has become clear since that there is a change that is happening. we pump out 7 to 8 gigatons a year. a gigaton is a billion -- not a million, a billion -- metric tons. we put out 7 billion to 8 billion metric tons a year of carbon dioxide, and guess what? that adds to the carbon load in the atmosphere. and this is something that isn't a theory, this is something that is a measurement now. for 8,000 centuries, mankind has existed in a atmospheric bandwidth of 170 to 300 parts per million of carbon dioxide. 170 to 300, 8,000 centuries, 800,000 years. we've been an agricultural species for about 10,000 years, to give you an idea. 800,000 years, we're picking things off of bushes. our entire history as a species falls essentially in that 800,000 years, all of our development as a species has happened in the last probably 20,000 years. so it's been a long run in that same bandwidth of 170 -- safe bandwidth of 170 to 300 parts per million. we've shot out of it. we're at 390 parts per
this is old, established science. and it has become clear since that there is a change that is happening. we pump out 7 to 8 gigatons a year. a gigaton is a billion -- not a million, a billion -- metric tons. we put out 7 billion to 8 billion metric tons a year of carbon dioxide, and guess what? that adds to the carbon load in the atmosphere. and this is something that isn't a theory, this is something that is a measurement now. for 8,000 centuries, mankind has existed in a atmospheric...
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what science are you going to base this on? she said well, the intergovernmental panel on climate change would be the major thing that will do it. and so sure enough, that's exactly what happened. the interesting thing -- i mean, you talk about poetic justice, mr. president. this could not have happened if i had planned it, but i remember going over it and as she made this declaration that we now are going to be able to do through regulation which they are trying to do right now what we couldn't do through regulation because the people of america have spoken through their elected representatives in the house and the senate and have denied us the opportunity to do cap-and-trade so they do it through an endangerment finding that was based on the ipcc. well, what happened after that was what i call the poetic justice, and that is climategate occurred. i had nothing to do with it. when it happened, i got to thinking all the speeches i have made in the previous ten years on the floor of this senate were speeches saying exactly the s
what science are you going to base this on? she said well, the intergovernmental panel on climate change would be the major thing that will do it. and so sure enough, that's exactly what happened. the interesting thing -- i mean, you talk about poetic justice, mr. president. this could not have happened if i had planned it, but i remember going over it and as she made this declaration that we now are going to be able to do through regulation which they are trying to do right now what we...
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well, a paper published in the judgjournal "science" earlier ts year concluded that the current rate of carbon dioxide emission could drive chemical changes in our oceans that are unparalleled in at least the last 300 million years. we're back into geologic time now, since we saw that kind of an effect. the authors warned that we may be -- quote -- "entering an unknown territory of marine ecosystem change." well, when your range of view is in the hundreds of millions of years and the authors are talking about entering unknown territory, that's really saying something. and here's what dr. peter brewer, the senior scientist at the monterey bay aquarium institute has to say. let me quote him. "the outcome is very clear that we are in uncharted territory in the entire span of earth history. the primary cause of this is simply the rate of co2 change. we are changing earth far, far faster than any recorded geologic shift ever." repeat, "we are changing earth far, far faster than any recorded geologic shift ever." well, what does this mean for marine life? well, as the ph of sea water drops
well, a paper published in the judgjournal "science" earlier ts year concluded that the current rate of carbon dioxide emission could drive chemical changes in our oceans that are unparalleled in at least the last 300 million years. we're back into geologic time now, since we saw that kind of an effect. the authors warned that we may be -- quote -- "entering an unknown territory of marine ecosystem change." well, when your range of view is in the hundreds of millions of...
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the hard sciences that we have too few in terms of graduates from our colleges and universities. this bill passed in the house of representatives with 245 votes, and was originally sponsored by my friend and colleague, lamar smith of texas, and is very similar to a piece of legislation i myself have introduced earlier this year. the goal of this legislation is one that i think is -- enjoys broad bipartisan support, and that is to help the united states retain more of the highly skilled immigrants who come to study at our colleges and universities. in particular, this bill would make eligible for a green card those who graduate in the stem fields who get a master's degree or a ph.d. and so we would not add to the net number of green cards that would be eligible, there is 55,000 diversity lottery visa green cards that would be substituted for by these stem green cards. now, we all know that america's immigration system is broken, and, unfortunately, it's a self-inflicted wound in many respects, but in particular by diving away highly skilled foreign workers who want to start busine
the hard sciences that we have too few in terms of graduates from our colleges and universities. this bill passed in the house of representatives with 245 votes, and was originally sponsored by my friend and colleague, lamar smith of texas, and is very similar to a piece of legislation i myself have introduced earlier this year. the goal of this legislation is one that i think is -- enjoys broad bipartisan support, and that is to help the united states retain more of the highly skilled...
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and it's not rocket science. i think most of us have gone through it enough whether it was supercommittee, or biden group or gang of six that we've seen this. and you can only do the movie so many times in different ways. i honestly think the problem is that most of the folks who get to make the decision, aren't experiencing the pain that those americans who are on the cusp of losing their home or their job are suffering. it's like the situation in iraq and afghanistan where 1% of america's impacted by these two wars in iraq and afghanistan. we don't feel it. i guarantee you most of the folks on capitol hill don't feel the economic pain that some american family frighting through. if we did, i think it would be easier to get it down. but the reality is, most of us who get elected don't have to worry about that. i don't think that i'd be willing to deal with some of the programs that are near and dear to me pause i have seem -- what i have seen for them do for both of parents i'm not willing to tell someone that i
and it's not rocket science. i think most of us have gone through it enough whether it was supercommittee, or biden group or gang of six that we've seen this. and you can only do the movie so many times in different ways. i honestly think the problem is that most of the folks who get to make the decision, aren't experiencing the pain that those americans who are on the cusp of losing their home or their job are suffering. it's like the situation in iraq and afghanistan where 1% of america's...
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association, the american diabetes association, the american public health association, and the center for science in the public interest. so here i reach out -- i urge my colleagues to support this amendment. i ask that for once and for all that we work together to do what we can to protect our children and protect them in this case from the obesity epidemic. and i hope that, mr. president, that we will join together to fight for the well-being of our children. with that i yield the floor and i note the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: the presiding officer: the senator from ohio. mr. brown: i ask unanimous consent to dispense with the quorum call. the presiding officer: without objection, so ordered. mr. brown: i ask unanimous consent, mr. president, to speak as if in morning business for up to ten minutes. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. brown: thank you, mr. president. the agricultural reform food and jobs act is in my state called the farm bill represents the most significant reform in u.s. agriculture in decades. it's the re
association, the american diabetes association, the american public health association, and the center for science in the public interest. so here i reach out -- i urge my colleagues to support this amendment. i ask that for once and for all that we work together to do what we can to protect our children and protect them in this case from the obesity epidemic. and i hope that, mr. president, that we will join together to fight for the well-being of our children. with that i yield the floor and...
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effective international assistance across all sectors, like food, security, health, climate change, science, technology, economic growth, democracy, governance and humanitarian assistance. it aims to increase the capacity of women and girls and decrease inequality between genders and also decrease gender-based violence. this new policy is as welcome as it is necessary. as secretary clinton declared earlier this year, achieving our objectives for global development will demand accelerated efforts to achieve gender equality and women's empowerment. otherwise peace and prosperity will have their own glass ceiling. unfortunately, as we know, there are still places that this glass ceiling exists and there are major obstacles to women. worldwide one in three women will experience some form of violence in her lifetime. women and girls in emergencies, conflict settings and natural disasters often face extreme violence including being forced exchanged sex for food. the world health organization reported up to 70% of women in some countries described as having been victims of domestic violence at som
effective international assistance across all sectors, like food, security, health, climate change, science, technology, economic growth, democracy, governance and humanitarian assistance. it aims to increase the capacity of women and girls and decrease inequality between genders and also decrease gender-based violence. this new policy is as welcome as it is necessary. as secretary clinton declared earlier this year, achieving our objectives for global development will demand accelerated...
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of that is because we have learned to our dismay that our american students when tested on math and science are not doing as well as students of an equivalent age from many other countries and i think our country has been pretty advanced in math and science and we don't want to see our students lagged behind and that has promoted an effort to increase education efforts in those areas and it has resulted in the dropping of six courses. there are only so many hours in the day and schools have to concentrate on something, and they have tended to do more math and science and less on civics and i would just like to be sure that we continue to teach six to students as they go through. my concentration has been at the middle school level because by then the brain as for me and the young people are eager to learn they're receptive and they can get. students want to know how the government works, how the city works in the counties and states and the program teaches by way of gains in many cases we have it in use in all 50 states. students using that can learn how to take a project and get it for som
of that is because we have learned to our dismay that our american students when tested on math and science are not doing as well as students of an equivalent age from many other countries and i think our country has been pretty advanced in math and science and we don't want to see our students lagged behind and that has promoted an effort to increase education efforts in those areas and it has resulted in the dropping of six courses. there are only so many hours in the day and schools have to...
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creafer assertions are insift with the vast body of peer reviewed science. in a nutshell if you're looking at the actual peer reviewed science and not putting your thumb on the scales, contrary assertions -- assertions are inconsistent with that. you're basically making it up. that's a pretty powerful statement. the argument that the jury is still out on climate change is a false and bogus argument. the jury is not out. in fact, the verdict is in. the effects are obvious, they surround us every day, and we need to take action. i've been here on the floor with senator franken before and we've talked about this, and he makes a wonderful point which is that 97% of the climate scientists agree that this is happening, it's happening because of our carbon pollution, and we need to do something urgent about it. 3% question it. 97-3 is the odds. and we're asked to avoid taking any action, don't worry bit because there's doubt. because there's debate. well, translate that to your real, ordinary human life. not this peculiar political world we're in down here but in y
creafer assertions are insift with the vast body of peer reviewed science. in a nutshell if you're looking at the actual peer reviewed science and not putting your thumb on the scales, contrary assertions -- assertions are inconsistent with that. you're basically making it up. that's a pretty powerful statement. the argument that the jury is still out on climate change is a false and bogus argument. the jury is not out. in fact, the verdict is in. the effects are obvious, they surround us every...
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ie., if you look at the peer-reviewed science, the body of science objectively, you cannot reach those conclusions. those contrary assertions are inconsistent with an objective assessment. clearly, subjective assessments are different, but subjective assessments we should discount because of the motives that lie behind them. the letter that i just quoted from signed by an enormous number of very prestigious scientific organizations, from the american association for the advancement of science, to the american chemical society, geophysical union, meteorological society, society of agronomy, plant biologists, statistical association, the botanical society of america, ecological society of america, organization of biological field stations, soil science society of america, and an immense group of very respectable organizations not gathered together for the purposes of arguing about climate change but who have a responsibility to their scientific communities to be accurate. these are highly esteemed scientific organizations. they know the jury is not still out. they know that the verdict i
ie., if you look at the peer-reviewed science, the body of science objectively, you cannot reach those conclusions. those contrary assertions are inconsistent with an objective assessment. clearly, subjective assessments are different, but subjective assessments we should discount because of the motives that lie behind them. the letter that i just quoted from signed by an enormous number of very prestigious scientific organizations, from the american association for the advancement of science,...
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more egregious earmarks in the defense bill is $5 million added to the star btus program which teaches science, technology engineering and that's a risk you in multiple locations at or near military bases around the country. since fiscal year 2001, six earmarks costing taxpayers $19 million have been direct it towards starting spirit figure 2012 government accountability office and found that $3 billion was spent in 13 agencies in some programs, eliminating the program would drop to number all the way down to 208. because the moratorium is only temporary, senator pat to me and representative jeff flake, both of whom are here today have introduced the bipartisan earmark elimination act, which would establish a permanent ban on earmarks. unfortunately the senate rejected an amendment to senator to me offered by a vote of 40 to 59 and a bill introduced by congressman flake has not reached the floor of the house. that would be the sole objective and i would be truly eliminating earmarks. the effort to permanently ban earmarks is essential. many members of congress including senate majority leader
more egregious earmarks in the defense bill is $5 million added to the star btus program which teaches science, technology engineering and that's a risk you in multiple locations at or near military bases around the country. since fiscal year 2001, six earmarks costing taxpayers $19 million have been direct it towards starting spirit figure 2012 government accountability office and found that $3 billion was spent in 13 agencies in some programs, eliminating the program would drop to number all...
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official responsibility in the senate which is to chair the subcommittee on commerce, justice, and science. it is in that subcommittee that the agency noaa, the noaa -- the noaa noaa is -- the national oceanic and atmospheric administration is funded. it is there the fisheries money is spent. and any fishery disaster in order to qualify for federal assistance must be certified by the secretary of commerce. every single fisheries disaster in this bill has been certified by the secretary of commerce to meet compelling human need, economic necessity, and within the criteria established by law. the gentleman from oklahoma, well intentioned, is asking us to violate the law. he wants to make fisheries disasters under the stafford act. the stafford act, named after tax reform new hampshire, a wonderful -- the gentleman from new hampshire, a wonderful republican, was for fema. if you think you have a fema disaster, you go to the governor, there has to be data collected, it has to go to the president. if you think you have a fisheries disaster, which we coastal senators experience these days all to
official responsibility in the senate which is to chair the subcommittee on commerce, justice, and science. it is in that subcommittee that the agency noaa, the noaa -- the noaa noaa is -- the national oceanic and atmospheric administration is funded. it is there the fisheries money is spent. and any fishery disaster in order to qualify for federal assistance must be certified by the secretary of commerce. every single fisheries disaster in this bill has been certified by the secretary of...
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investment in science, technology and higher education, encouraging more young people to study science, technology, engineering and math, known as stem, to make sure that we are bringing those young minds with the creativity and the engineering background to create the economies for the future is so important. that has been the lifeblood of our economy, and it must continue. saving the manned space exploration program and ensuring the long-term future of nasa, an essential generator for our economy. ensuring that stay-at-home moms and dads who work so hard raising children and contributing to the community have spousal ira's to save for retirement. and easing the marriage tax penalty by doubling the standard deduction are just a few of the things that i hope will continue to be championed as i leave. it has been such an honor to serve in the united states senate, and i leave with the hope that the values that built america into the greatest nation on earth will be protected so that future generations will have the same opportunities that we have had in this great country and that our f
investment in science, technology and higher education, encouraging more young people to study science, technology, engineering and math, known as stem, to make sure that we are bringing those young minds with the creativity and the engineering background to create the economies for the future is so important. that has been the lifeblood of our economy, and it must continue. saving the manned space exploration program and ensuring the long-term future of nasa, an essential generator for our...
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and i've seen it in a number of these schools i've been visiting where in the health sciences programs or in the classes, the teachers are using that outline, that template and then having the kids write in, fill in the quadrant, so to speak. and the more we can reinforce this, we've talked about food culture, understanding. that is, again, one of the tools that i think is a powerful one that's right before us. >> i guess, i think we -- i think we are out of time. chris, are you coming up for a couple last remarks? >> i just wanted to thank both of our speakers and thank you all very much for attending the food policy governance, and we'll see you next year. thank you. [applause] [inaudible conversations] >> today the cato institute hosts a forum on the future of the u.s. navy surface combatant fleet. in light of military spending cuts. representatives from the navy and defense analysts talk about the elimination of cruisers, the building of more complex destroyers and the introduction of a new class of small service combat sips. the live forum gets under way at noon over on c-span. an
and i've seen it in a number of these schools i've been visiting where in the health sciences programs or in the classes, the teachers are using that outline, that template and then having the kids write in, fill in the quadrant, so to speak. and the more we can reinforce this, we've talked about food culture, understanding. that is, again, one of the tools that i think is a powerful one that's right before us. >> i guess, i think we -- i think we are out of time. chris, are you coming up...
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it's just not rocket science, mr. president. and it's time that we got together with the president of the united states. he's the elected leader of our country. and we don't need partisan rhetoric and campaign speeches. what we need is to look at the real capability that we have to do something about this deficit ask that's cut domestic spending in a reasonable way, address entitlement reform, which we can do, and, for heaven's sakes, tax reform that creates a fairer, flatter tax, that gives our corporations the ability to compete globally would be some steps in the right direction. mr. president, i hope that we can reject this resolution. let's don't increase the debt limit. let's sit down and get to work on bringing the debt down so we will never go beyond $15 trillion in debt for our country and our future generations. thank you, mr. president. and i yield the floor. mr. nelson: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senior senator from florida is recognizedment mr. nelson: mr. president, -- the presiding officer: the seni
it's just not rocket science, mr. president. and it's time that we got together with the president of the united states. he's the elected leader of our country. and we don't need partisan rhetoric and campaign speeches. what we need is to look at the real capability that we have to do something about this deficit ask that's cut domestic spending in a reasonable way, address entitlement reform, which we can do, and, for heaven's sakes, tax reform that creates a fairer, flatter tax, that gives...
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oftentimes we then train them in science, technology, engineering and math with graduate degrees. i wish we could fill all those slots in american universities with native-born americans. but we don't have enough and cons subsequently we train the best and brightest in the world and then send them home to start their businesses. i can tell you in virginia where we are proud to have a vibrant high-tech community, a entrepreneurial community, literally a third of our high-tech firms in northern virginia, one of our founders are first generation americans. if we had the same policies 20 years ago we wouldn't have had that growth we had in the 1990's from technology. i want to ask my colleague, the senator from delaware who -- a state that punches above its weight, small state but a state with great universities, a state that's going to -- got a rich entrepreneurial climate as well, about what got you involved and i know you've got a background in business as well on this issue, and i know you want to share as well some of the aspects of start-up 2.0. mr. coons: thank you mr. warner.
oftentimes we then train them in science, technology, engineering and math with graduate degrees. i wish we could fill all those slots in american universities with native-born americans. but we don't have enough and cons subsequently we train the best and brightest in the world and then send them home to start their businesses. i can tell you in virginia where we are proud to have a vibrant high-tech community, a entrepreneurial community, literally a third of our high-tech firms in northern...
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we know because of peer-reviewed science that if this were to pass and we would not have this rule go into effect, for every year it is delayed, we would see 8,100 premature deaths, 5,100 heart attacks per year, 52,000 cases of aggravated asthma. and i want to show you a picture of what it looks like when a child has asthma. what does it look like when a child has asthma and they are gasping for air and too many of our children have asthma. madam president, i don't know about you, but when i go to the schools, i ask the kids how many of you have asthma or know someone who has asthma? about 50% of the kids will raise their hands. i suggest you do that. this is our legacy. these kids, that's what we live for. that's why we are here, to make life better. so when people say we are going to save jobs, first of all, let me tell you something. if you have a heart attack that you didn't need to have, you're not going to be working. i think there is also 400,000 lost workdays per year. scientifically peer reviewed if this is delayed for every year. and it's been 20 years in the making. these p
we know because of peer-reviewed science that if this were to pass and we would not have this rule go into effect, for every year it is delayed, we would see 8,100 premature deaths, 5,100 heart attacks per year, 52,000 cases of aggravated asthma. and i want to show you a picture of what it looks like when a child has asthma. what does it look like when a child has asthma and they are gasping for air and too many of our children have asthma. madam president, i don't know about you, but when i go...
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but not report on what the interpretation how the science might be applied later. >> well, i'd like to follow up on that. first of all i enjoyed all of them but the last one especially. but in terms of being totally objective, when i see the only films that you're showing are from, besides usgs are from industry, that is not, what you might call fair and balanced. and i wish you would had shown a couple scenes from gas lapped, which showed the true effects of these procedures. you didn't even mention the fact that that there was a waiver to the clean water act, sometimes known as the cheney waiver, which said that these companies do not have to reveal what chemicals are going into the ground. and yet you have, and yet you have government agencies approving this. so my question is, well, one question is, do the companies have any responsibility in terms of the damages caused by earthquakes for example? are they held accountable financially or any other way? do you know? >> as far as i know, no, there's no direct -- better way to say this i don't know of any laws which have been enact
but not report on what the interpretation how the science might be applied later. >> well, i'd like to follow up on that. first of all i enjoyed all of them but the last one especially. but in terms of being totally objective, when i see the only films that you're showing are from, besides usgs are from industry, that is not, what you might call fair and balanced. and i wish you would had shown a couple scenes from gas lapped, which showed the true effects of these procedures. you didn't...
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it's not physical science. it's economics and it's -- the center -- the congressional budget office and other veterans in the room, correct me if i'm wrong about this. i don't know that the congressional pujt officer has ever done what they're doing with regard to the deliberation or their able sei. they predict they will hit a recession. we go back in to recession. they are careful about making such claims. they predict the economy will go back in to recession. and gdp will retract 3% in the next year. 12.9% in the next year. and employment is now 8.1. went down in august. will go up to 9.1. unemployment has been coming down too slowly for sure. it will reverse course according to cbo and go up to 9.1% if we go over the fiscal cliff and stay over it. there's a scenario, i'll talk more about that maybe later, about kind of solutions scenarios. there's one that i'm partial towards a number of them. there's one that is more of a fiscal cliff is a slump all the damage that cbo projects occur if you quickly turn ar
it's not physical science. it's economics and it's -- the center -- the congressional budget office and other veterans in the room, correct me if i'm wrong about this. i don't know that the congressional pujt officer has ever done what they're doing with regard to the deliberation or their able sei. they predict they will hit a recession. we go back in to recession. they are careful about making such claims. they predict the economy will go back in to recession. and gdp will retract 3% in the...
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that was a big discussion i've been involved -- i mean, i love science and math. i'm not any good, but we know we have to be strong in that area in this country. >> some people teach physics before they teach biology because they think physics is actually much simpler to learn, but you do need thal algebra and other things to underpin the physics, so you need th algebra and geometry. so in seventh and eighth grade students are capable of taking algebra and geometry, so i think some of the -- we do have to go back and really review our curriculum and whether or not some of the ideas that we held before are really -- >> because i keep hearing that other countries teach physics almost first because it's in everything. and i don't -- listen, i don't know, that's why i'm asking you, you're the pro. >> ms. king, i'm asking the questions here. [laughter] >> sorry. sorry, senator. i thought -- >> go ahead. >> well, i don't understand -- to your point. >> whether are you competitive in some way? [laughter] >> what? no, i identify with the the school thing. i just have this
that was a big discussion i've been involved -- i mean, i love science and math. i'm not any good, but we know we have to be strong in that area in this country. >> some people teach physics before they teach biology because they think physics is actually much simpler to learn, but you do need thal algebra and other things to underpin the physics, so you need th algebra and geometry. so in seventh and eighth grade students are capable of taking algebra and geometry, so i think some of the...
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>> from the mayor tim shah, he's the mayor, and he's also a professor of political science. he had a lot to teach us about the actual and and and also about the fact that you've actually don't really know enough yet to make long political decision. we want to channel that you are and you also interviewed to college students. what perspective did they add to your documentary? >> we interviewed andrew rodriguez who is actually studying political science at rutgers university. he's actually studying the field, made it so that we could use a youth perspective to get that message across. because he was well-versed and yet he also knew, he knew how to relate to the viewers, almost as youth speaking to you. that's why we wanted to make more presentable perspective. using a college student, and it was would agree. we also use someone else who is studying government at harvard university. she also similar to andrew was politically involved. interacted with youth on a daily basis and choose calvinistic president of the future business leaders of america, so she noted when she met with
>> from the mayor tim shah, he's the mayor, and he's also a professor of political science. he had a lot to teach us about the actual and and and also about the fact that you've actually don't really know enough yet to make long political decision. we want to channel that you are and you also interviewed to college students. what perspective did they add to your documentary? >> we interviewed andrew rodriguez who is actually studying political science at rutgers university. he's...
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long-term growth, rebuilding america's infrastructure, more education, more spending on the patient basic science and research better skills for americans, tied to long-term fiscal reform and if we were able to legislate progress on those things in the short-term that would make a big difference for confidence and make a difference for the rate of growth of the american economy in the short run. but to be realistic, it's going to take a long time still for us to fully repair the damage particularly unemployment became as a cause of the crisis but the private sector has created 3.2 million jobs and job growth resume. that is actually strong job growth in the private sector compared to the last two recoveries and pretty strong given the aftershocks of the crisis. we all wanted to be stronger though but the fundamental reality is how fast we grow depends on those two factors. is europe's successful in stabilizing the crisis in europe? and can we help build the political foundation in the united states for pro-growth investment tied to long-term fiscal reforms through the obvious imperative for our f
long-term growth, rebuilding america's infrastructure, more education, more spending on the patient basic science and research better skills for americans, tied to long-term fiscal reform and if we were able to legislate progress on those things in the short-term that would make a big difference for confidence and make a difference for the rate of growth of the american economy in the short run. but to be realistic, it's going to take a long time still for us to fully repair the damage...
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and in fact science has now determined to a certainty, mr. president, that the reason we can breathe here on earth today, the reason it's warm enough for us to live, the reason life itself exists on earth is because there is a greenhouse effect. and it is called a greenhouse effect because it behaves just like the greenhouse. the light comes -- comes down from the -- from the sun at a very direct angle, and many things on earth it is reflected like the ice and snow and roofs and parking lots and other things, but in the ocean and in certain other dark spots, it's -- it's subsumed into that mass. and it goes back much more opaque than it comes down in its directness, and the reason therefore for the greenhouse gas is that it doesn't escape, it doesn't break out of the thin veneer of the atmosphere that contains the gases that creates the greenhouse effect, which actually creates an average temperature globally of about 57 degrees fahrenheit. that's why life can exist, because we have a greenhouse effect. and it stands to absolute high school i
and in fact science has now determined to a certainty, mr. president, that the reason we can breathe here on earth today, the reason it's warm enough for us to live, the reason life itself exists on earth is because there is a greenhouse effect. and it is called a greenhouse effect because it behaves just like the greenhouse. the light comes -- comes down from the -- from the sun at a very direct angle, and many things on earth it is reflected like the ice and snow and roofs and parking lots...
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if you are a science major for example, or an economic or political science and economics major, that gives you a leg up in covering critical issues of our day. i say to young people that science is an area ripe for taking for journalists. it is going to find more and more of our world, and we need more people to be able to understand what is happening in science, to be able to translate it can convey it. >> host: if you live in the eastern central timezone, call our number to speak with tom brokaw. we are going to put the e-mail address as well. "book tv" at c-span.org. order our twitter address. make a comment on twitter.com/tv. it's a white horse and 10 house correspondent job easier nowadays? >> guest: no, it's not. at 7:00 o'clock at night when i finish with nightly news, i didn't have cable requirements, i didn't have to go on rachel matteau or one of the other cable shows. i had to find out what was going to say the max morning on "the today show." in addition to that, chuck has a daily rundown of his own that he has to get ready for. so you are working the phones, and also pre
if you are a science major for example, or an economic or political science and economics major, that gives you a leg up in covering critical issues of our day. i say to young people that science is an area ripe for taking for journalists. it is going to find more and more of our world, and we need more people to be able to understand what is happening in science, to be able to translate it can convey it. >> host: if you live in the eastern central timezone, call our number to speak with...
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science probes were unlocking the secrets of the cosmos. space technology was providing instantaneous worldwide communication. orbital were -- sent nelts nels were underring the vagaries of nature. people around the world were inspired by the human exploration of space and the expanding of man's frontier. it suggested that what had been thought to be impossible was now within reach. thank goodness gene cernan was one of those who gave the eulogy today at neil armstrong's memorial service at the national cathedral. he gave a personal account, and they were very close friends, they went fishing together, they had a long-term and lasting mutual respect and admiration and friendship. america cannot lose its preeminence in space. we are the leaders of the free world, and we are the natural leaders beyond its atmosphere. this is not done in dominance or hegemoniy but to ensure that technology can be used for our economic benefit. the satellites that we have discovered with the space exploration have transformed communications, and satellite-guide
science probes were unlocking the secrets of the cosmos. space technology was providing instantaneous worldwide communication. orbital were -- sent nelts nels were underring the vagaries of nature. people around the world were inspired by the human exploration of space and the expanding of man's frontier. it suggested that what had been thought to be impossible was now within reach. thank goodness gene cernan was one of those who gave the eulogy today at neil armstrong's memorial service at the...
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their assessments are based on sound and comprehensive science and analysis. i respect the solemn mission our national security institutions have to protect the united states and its interests and i trust their judgment. their judgment is echoed by significant republican leaders. our former colleague, senator john warner, the republican of virginia, who was chairman of the senate armed services committee, has said -- and i quote -- "leading military and security experts agree that if left unchecked, global warming could increase instability and lead to conflict in already fragile regions of the world. we ignore these facts," he continued, "at the peril of our national security." and, he added, "at great risk to those in uniform who serve this nation." george schultz was secretary of treasury and labor and director of the office of management and budget under president nixon and the secretary of state under president reagan. he leads the hoover institution's schultz-stevenson task force on energy policy and is on the advisory boards of stanford's and m.i.t.'s e
their assessments are based on sound and comprehensive science and analysis. i respect the solemn mission our national security institutions have to protect the united states and its interests and i trust their judgment. their judgment is echoed by significant republican leaders. our former colleague, senator john warner, the republican of virginia, who was chairman of the senate armed services committee, has said -- and i quote -- "leading military and security experts agree that if left...
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i don't know whether that's because of how computer science is conducted in universities or, you know, i'm not with larry summers. i think it's also showed and not physical. but on the other financial literacy, we didn't address that here because were only looking at earnings and not as income from financial assets. we purposely made that decision to focus on earnings. as it is, that's an issue for the top 20% of the country. 93% of the value of all financial assets and that includes pensions and retirement accounts and savings accounts in stocks and bonds, all financial assets, which is to say every asset in the economy except homes, art and gold or whatever are held by the top 20% of the country. the bottom 80% control 70% of the value of all financial assets. so, that financial literacy in the top 20% and probably does have an effect on income
i don't know whether that's because of how computer science is conducted in universities or, you know, i'm not with larry summers. i think it's also showed and not physical. but on the other financial literacy, we didn't address that here because were only looking at earnings and not as income from financial assets. we purposely made that decision to focus on earnings. as it is, that's an issue for the top 20% of the country. 93% of the value of all financial assets and that includes pensions...
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but i think the issue with science technology engineered and math, the s.t.e.m. program is critical for our country. and we, the military, can not do it. it will take you and congress don't generate that. we need more scientists and we need to start that in fourth grade. it is the things that we actually have got to push the i have 14 grandchildren, all of them should be engineers and scientists, math edition. maybe one could be a lawyer, but the rest -- >> thank you for leaving us a little room. >> i would go for a doctor myself. well, thank you. i think as you point out this is an area where the military and the civilian sector really need to work more closely than we had in the past. and i think as we talk about what we needed to in our education system, i think it's important to point out that this is a national security issue as well. so thank you all very much. >> thank you, senator shaheen. i happen to agree with senator shaheen about her efforts and her s.t.e.m. skills but i also happen to agree despite i am a lawyer and mary to her lawyer about your comm
but i think the issue with science technology engineered and math, the s.t.e.m. program is critical for our country. and we, the military, can not do it. it will take you and congress don't generate that. we need more scientists and we need to start that in fourth grade. it is the things that we actually have got to push the i have 14 grandchildren, all of them should be engineers and scientists, math edition. maybe one could be a lawyer, but the rest -- >> thank you for leaving us a...